I've been watching Doctor Who for a long time. Most of my life, in fact. When I was in my late teens, Chicago's PBS station, WTTW (channel 11) would, on Sunday nights at 11:00 pm, show classic Doctor Who episodes in their entirety. They would use judicious editing to show entire stories in one night, so we wouldn't see "part one" and "part two" and the repeat of the ending half minute of the previous serial. It was the best way to watch classic Who. The fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, was current at the time. When they had shown all the available episodes with Tom Baker, they went back and showed us all the Jon Pertwee episodes in order, and then the Baker episodes, until such time that Peter Davison took over the role.
And then later it was cancelled, and then there was the very Americanized TV movie, and then another long hiatus. Eventually the current series came along with Christopher Eccleston. Sixty plus years of television history, and I've watched almost every bit that survives (some was destroyed by the BBC because they couldn't imagine anyone would want to watch it so many years later).
Why am I bringing this up? Because after all these Doctors - 15, at least, more if you count the Valeyard and the War Doctor and the fugitive Doctor - I've never, ever, EVER seen an episode like this one. It's worth watching for this reason alone.
And then later it was cancelled, and then there was the very Americanized TV movie, and then another long hiatus. Eventually the current series came along with Christopher Eccleston. Sixty plus years of television history, and I've watched almost every bit that survives (some was destroyed by the BBC because they couldn't imagine anyone would want to watch it so many years later).
Why am I bringing this up? Because after all these Doctors - 15, at least, more if you count the Valeyard and the War Doctor and the fugitive Doctor - I've never, ever, EVER seen an episode like this one. It's worth watching for this reason alone.